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Leasing could be the most cost
effective source of financing available today. Take a look
at the benefits of a lease program from us.
Tax treatment. The IRS does
not consider an operating lease to be a purchase, but rather
a tax-deductible overhead expense. Therefore, you can deduct
the lease payments from your corporate income.
Balance
sheet management. Because an operating lease is not considered a long-term
debt or liability, it does not appear as debt on your financial
statement, thus making you more attractive to traditional
lenders when you need them.
100
percent financing. With leasing, there is very
little money down - perhaps only the first and last month's
payment are due at the time of the lease. Since a lease does
not require a down payment, it is equivalent to 100 percent
financing. That means that you will have more money to invest
in revenue-generating activities. Leasing keeps your working
capital free for other uses, not tied up in fixed assets.
Immediate
write-off of the dollars spent. Leasing payments are treated as expenses on a company's
balance sheet; therefore, equipment does not have to be depreciated
over five to seven years.
Flexibility.
As your business grows and your needs change, you can add
or upgrade at any point during the lease term through add-on
or master leases. If you anticipate growth, be sure to negotiate
that option when you structure your lease program. You also
have the option to include installation, maintenance and other
services, if needed.
Customized
solutions. A variety of leasing products is available, allowing
you to tailor a program to fit your month-to-month or year-to-year
cash flow needs. You are able to customize a program to address
your needs and requirements - cash flow, budget, transaction
structure, cyclical fluctuations, etc.
Asset management. A lease provides
the use of equipment for specific periods of time at fixed
payments. At the end of the lease, the lessor is responsible
for the disposition of the asset.
Upgraded
technology. If the nature of your industry demands
that you have the latest technology, a short-term operating
lease can help you get the equipment and keep your cash. Lease
equipment that you expect to depreciate quickly. Your risk
of getting caught with obsolete equipment is lower because
you can upgrade or add equipment to meet your ever-changing
needs. Leasing also provides businesses with piecemeal financing
of small or unbudgeted equipment acquisitions for which debt
financing is impractical.
Speed.
Leasing can allow you to respond quickly to new opportunities
with minimal documentation and red tape. We can approve your
application within one or two days and you can have your equipment
very quickly.
Improved
cash forecasting. By leasing equipment you know the amount and number
of lease payments over the life of the leasing period, so
you can accurately forecast cash requirements for your equipment.
Flexible
end of term options. There are several options for disposing of equipment
after the lease term ends including returning the equipment,
renewing the lease or purchasing the equipment.
Sales Tax benefits. Unlike acquiring
equipment through a conventional loan, a lease is usually
structured so that you pay the sales tax on a “pay-as-you-go”
basis rather than with an upfront, lump sum.
Improved
earnings. Operating
lease accounting provides a lower cost than a capital lease
in the early years of a lease.
Fixed
rate financing.
In contrast to many business equipment loans, a lease provides
for long term, fixed rate financing to protect the operating
budget from fluctuations in variable interest rates.
Infusion
of cash. Leasing can provide an infusion of much
needed cash through sale-leaseback of presently owned assets.
Deferred
payments. Some leases can be structured so that
payments on the lease are deferred. This allows for the equipment
to actually begin paying for itself from future revenues it
will generate.
Hedge
against Inflation. Leases are a natural hedge
against pending inflation…today’s needed asset is paid for
with tomorrows dollar.
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